As of Friday, April 13, efforts are continuing to sell the assets of Fandom.com, including those of the retail operation, once the largest pop culture retailer in the US. According to sources close to the situation, an 'assignment for the benefit of creditors' has been made.

Since 1990, newsstand sales of the hundred top selling magazines in the U.S. have declined by 40%. Certainly the proliferation of new titles is partially responsible for the decline in the sales of individual magazines, but doesn't completely explain the fact that the average sell-through for all magazines has plummeted to just 36%.

Fandom.com, one of the largest U.S. retailers of comics, collectible toys, and other pop culture products is shedding staff and preparing for a sale. The company had downsized by 20% in January.

Dan Hirsch, President of Alliance Game Distributors, LLC announced Friday, March 30 that Alliance is acquiring the businesses of three California distributors of pop culture products -- Berkeley Top Line Distributors (BTL), its sister company Sports Memories Inc.(SMI), and Barchetta Distribution.

Complete Alliance press release announcing Alliance's acquisition of Berkeley Top Line, Sports Memories, Inc., and Barchetta Distribution.

Diamond Comic Distributors is joining forces with its sister company-- Alliance Game Distributors--to host three regional 'Retailer Summits' in the fall of this year.

Company profile on Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

Word filtering out from Showest in Las Vegas where studios show their wares to theater owners and bookers is that the Dreamworks animated comedy Shrek looks like a hit.

Although its ability to execute its strategy is yet to be proven, Marvel is in fact pursuing a two-pronged strategy that includes substantially increasing its output of trade paperbacks and graphic novels as well as trying to imrove sales of its periodical comics.

Here's the final list of exhibitors for the 2001 GAMA Trade Show, coming soon.